**About Abbott**
Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people's health. We're always looking towards the future, anticipating changes in medical science and technology.
**Working at Abbott**
At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life. You will have access to:
- Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
- A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
- A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.
**The Opportunity**
This position works out of our Alajuela, location in the Electrophysiology division. In Abbott's Electrophysiology (EP) business, we're advancing the treatment of heart disease through breakthrough medical technologies in atrial fibrillation, allowing people to restore their health and get on with their lives.
As the Sr Manufacturing Engineer, you'll have responsibility to develops and implements optimal, cost-effective manufacturing processes and methods in accordance with product specifications and quality standards; recommends and implements improvements to production processes, methods and controls; is also responsible for the activities related to installation and validation of production lines as well as the lifecycle management of equipment.
**What You'll Do**
- Daily support to the manufacturing activities in order to meet established goals for safety, quality, cost and production.
- Based on key performance indicators data such as yield, nonconforming material or lead-time, takes action to maintain indicators under control.
- Evaluates the financial, process or quality impact, derived from product & process changes.
- Uses statistical techniques to facilitate decision making and to draw conclusions from available data.
- Leads or supports local cross functional team activities. Support/Lead global initiatives with other functions and sites (RA, R&D, QA).
- Leads or supports CAPA investigation processes, or exception documents such as complaints investigations.
**Shift**: ADMIN
**Required Qualifications**
- B.S. in Engineering (Preferred: Electromechanical, Mechanical, Mechatronics, Electronics, Electrical, Industrial Maintenance)
- 7+ years of manufacturing/process development experience.
- Statistical techniques knowledge (DOE, SPC) is required. PE license is a plus.
- Computer software knowledge (Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point).
- Willing to travel.
- Experience with continuous improvement methodologies. Such as lean manufacturing techniques, value stream mapping, or similar.
- Knowledge of FDA, GMP, and ISO guidelines is required.
- Experience leading validation plans for medical industry products and processes and leading root cause problem solving methodologies.
- Experience in project management involving coordination of cross-functional teams.
- Fully Bilingual (English and Spanish) / Required
**Preferred Qualifications**
- At least 5 years prior experience in medical devices manufacturing.
- People management experience preferred.
Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.